gistfile1.py

from twisted.internet import stdio, protocol, reactor
from twisted.protocols.basic import LineReceiver
import json

class myProtocol(LineReceiver):
    def connectionMade(self):
        # self.sendLine(json.dumps({"name": "aurynn", "message":"hello"}))
        self.io.getNetwork(self)
    def lineReceived(self, data):
    # Do some stuff w/ the data
        p = json.loads(data)
        try:
            self.io.say(str( "<%(name)s> %(message)s" % p ))
        except AttributeError:
            pass
    def saySomething(self, name, line):
        self.sendLine(json.dumps({"name": name, "message": line}))

class UserInputHandler(LineReceiver):
    delimiter = str( "\n" )
    name = "aurynn"
    def getNetwork(self, proto):
        self.remote = proto
        self.sendLine(str( "connected to server..." ))

    def say(self, line):
        self.sendLine(str(line))
        self.transport.write("<%s> " % self.name)

    def connectionMade(self):
        self.sendLine(str( "Connected to console!" ))

    def lineReceived(self, line):
        if not line: return
        try:
            self.remote.saySomething(self.name, line)
        except AttributeError:
            self.sendLine(str( "not connected..." ))



class myFactory(protocol.Factory):
    def clientConnectionLost(self, r, a):
        pass
    def startedConnecting(self, boo):
        pass
    def buildProtocol(self, addr):
        m = myProtocol()
        m.io = self.io
        m.factory = self
        return m

factory = myFactory()
io = UserInputHandler()
factory.io = io

df = reactor.connectTCP(
    "10.22.33.126",
    1234,
    factory
)

stdio.StandardIO(io)
reactor.run()